Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead during British Summer Time and 8 hours ahead in the Winter after the clocks go back. If the time is 10am in Hong Kong then the time in the UK will be 3am during British Summer Time and 2am during the Winter.
Guangzhou also is known as Kwangchow. It's 13 hours aheadof Washington, D.C. Guangzhou is in the Chinese Time Zone. Washington D.C. is in the Eastern Time Zone.
China doesn't observe daylight saving time [DST] when clocks are set one hour ahead from spring to fall. During DST, Washington is only 12 hours behind Guangzhou.
The easiest way to answer that question is to say that Hong Kong time is calculated as GMT plus 8 hours. In other words, if GMT is 1500 (3 PM), Hong Kong would be 8 hours later, or 2300 (11 PM). Now, all you need to know is what GMT is and you can figure out the time anywhere in the world.
Please see this site which has the current time for Hong Kong: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/hong-kong/hong-kong
Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead of the UK from the end of March and then 8 hours ahead when the clocks go back at the end of October.
11:43:06 a.m. Saturday May 30, 2009 in US/Pacific-New converts to
02:43:06 a.m. Sunday May 31, 2009 in Asia/Hong_Kong
9pm (in the summer. As HK doesn't have day light savings)
The official time throughout China is UTC+8.
Even if this question were answered now, it would no longer be the same "now" when you read it!
UTC Coordinated Universal Time.
The abbreviation "hrs" typically represents "hours" in general, while "HK" and "UK" are specific locations. The difference in terms of time is because Hong Kong (HK) and the United Kingdom (UK) are in different time zones. Hong Kong is typically 8 hours ahead of the UK.
10am
it is 8 hours more to the time on UK
8:30 pm
The time difference between US Eastern Standard Time and Hong Kong Time (also the Beijing time) is exactly 12 hours - very easy to calculate! If it is 9.00 22/09/08 in the US it is 21.00 22/09/08 in HK. i.e. Hong Kong is faster than the US by 12 hours.
No, Hong Kong left the UK in 1997 when a treaty between China and the UK ran out of time and the UK had no choice but to give it back.
The British colony of Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997.
Hong Kong is eight hours ahead of the UK.
It takes about 25 working days for the Hong Kong post to reach Parcelforce in the UK.
The flight time from London Heathrow in the UK to Hong Kong is approximately 12 hours and 31 minutes. The exact travel time will vary as it depends on factors such as weather conditions, flight speed, refuelling stops and delays. Your airline can provide additional information.
Yes, Hong Kong starts their day 7 hours before London. Hong Kong is 7 hours ahead of the UK from the end of March and then 8 hours ahead when the clocks go back at the end of October.
The abbreviation "hrs" typically represents "hours" in general, while "HK" and "UK" are specific locations. The difference in terms of time is because Hong Kong (HK) and the United Kingdom (UK) are in different time zones. Hong Kong is typically 8 hours ahead of the UK.
Hong Kong
From 1841 to 1981, Hong Kong was a British Crown Colony. From 1981 to 1997, Hong Kong was a British Dependent territory. In 1997 a hundred-something old treaty between the UK and China ran out, and China wanted Hong Kong back. One of the stipulations on the transfer of the territory was that Hong Kong would be partially self-governing and semi-democratic for at least forty years, even though the UK holds literally NO power over and has no say in anything to do with Hong Kong anymore.
5973 miles
Yes. Hong Kong uses the same British Standard BS 1363 used in the UK. In the past prior to the Electrical Products (Safety) Regulation many types of plugs could be found in Hong Kong. Nowadays, virtually all plugs fitted in equipment sold in Hong Kong are BS 1363 compatible.
From the 2nd Sun. of Mar. to the 1st Sun. of Nov., Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of New York.From the 1st Sun. of Nov. to the 2nd Sun. of Mar., Hong Kong is 13 hours ahead of New York.